---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000104894-23-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ELME"
cik: "0000104894"
company_name: "Elme Communities"
filed_at: "2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T18:29:29.921149+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Elme Communities appoints Susan Carras to its Board of Trustees

## Summary
- Board expanded from six to seven members; Carras is an independent trustee, effective Sept. 8, 2023.
- Carras is Senior Managing Director in JLL Capital Markets; previously co-head of HFF's DC office.
- She will receive $55k annual cash retainer, $100k common share grant, and $15k for committee service, prorated for first year.
- Appointment increases female representation among independent trustees to 50%.
- Carras also serves on BREIT's board and is active in ULI.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000104894-23-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ELME
- cik: 0000104894
- company_name: Elme Communities
- filed_at: 2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489423000089/0000104894-23-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489423000089/elme-20230908.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-23-000089
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-23-000089.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000104894-23-000089.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Susan Carras was appointed as trustee at Elme Communities.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: trustee
  source text: appointed Susan Carras to serve as a member of the Board until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104894/000010489423000089/0000104894-23-000089-index.htm

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